Surprise Stadium - Spring Training home of the Kansas City Royals & Texas Rangers

Surprise, AZ, population 30,848, is located in Arizona's Maricopa county, about 6.5 miles from Peoria and 10.6 miles from Glendale.

The city was incorporated in 1960 and has grown to 76 square miles. Through the 90's Surprise's population has grown by about 333%. It is estimated that in recent years Surprise's population has been growing at an annual rate of 19.7 percent.

Within a short distance of Surprise is Lake Pleasant, which offers boating, sailing, water skiing, swimming, camping and scenic boat tours offering food and beverages.

Surprise is located in close proximity to the largest regional park in Maricopa County -
the White Tank Mountain Regional Park provides 30,000 acres of beautiful ridges and canyons. The park offers biking, hiking,  horseback riding, camping, picnicking and star gazing.

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The City of Surprise is primarily located in the Dysart Unified School District
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